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Nechtansmere

Scotland
Era
Unknown Era
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Battle

History & Significance

Nechtansmere was a pitched battle between opposing field armies, fought in Scotland. Which side prevailed is not recorded in the surviving sources, and its outcome is not conclusively established in the historical record.

The ground

The ground they fought on

The site of Nechtansmere lies on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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Roman Britain
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Scheduled Monuments near Nechtansmere

Westerton,standing stone 120m W of
Westerton,standing stone 120m W of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.5 mi

Westerton is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Angus, Scotland. The monument stands approximately 120 metres west of the settlement from which it takes its name. Like many stones of its type and period, it would have served ritual, territorial or commemorative functions within its prehistori…

Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of
Myreside,henge,enclosure and barrows NW of
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.8 mi

Myreside is a Bronze Age ceremonial complex situated in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises a henge monument, an associated enclosure, and several barrows arranged across landscape underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstone, a robust geological foundation laid down during the Pragian period.…

Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock
Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~2.9 mi

Turin Hill is an Iron Age fortified settlement in Angus, Scotland, comprising two forts positioned on sandstone bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group. The site commands views across the surrounding landscape, typical of defensive settlements from the first millennium BC. The fortifications woul…

Blackgate Smithy,stone circle
Blackgate Smithy,stone circle
Scheduled monument · Bronze Age · ~2.9 mi

Blackgate Smithy is a Bronze Age stone circle situated in Angus, Scotland. The monument comprises a ring of standing stones whose origins extend back to the prehistoric metal-working period, when such circles held significant ceremonial and possibly astronomical importance for the communities tha…

Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp
Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~3.2 mi

Kirkbuddo Wood Roman camp is a Roman military enclosure located in Angus, Scotland. The camp occupies ground underlain by Arbuthnott-Garvock Group sandstone, a formation dating to the Pragian geological period, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This solid bedrock foundation…

Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie
Meathie church and graveyard, 330m S of Mains of Easter Meathie
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 mi

Meathie church and graveyard is a parish church site located in Angus, south of the Mains of Easter Meathie. The monument occupies land underlain by the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a suite of sedimentary rocks formed during the Pragian period, comprising sandstone with subsidiary conglomerate, silt…

Restenneth Priory
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
Balgavies Castle
Scheduled monument · ~2.4 miles
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